Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1914 — Page 8

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POSSUM TtUN. Warmer weather, please. Will Nuss called on Thomas Parker Monday morning. Anson Hilton was in this vicinity Monday buying furs. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Openchain are the parents of a new boy. Thomas Parker called on Jess Walker Thursday .morning. Mrs. Rudolph Ritter has been on the sick list a few days this w'eek. Mrs. Stella Campbell is working for her sister Mrs. Wm. Openchain. Greeley Comer and Thomas Parker were Parr goers Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Greeley Comer and son called on Mrs. Wm. Openchain Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Rex Ott and Hattie McCurtain called on the Parker young folks Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Ott spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John McCurtain and family. . Everett, Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John McCurtain and family. John and Pearl Davis are spending a few days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker. John McCurtain and William Markin commenced putting up ice Monday. Wish summer wofild hurry and come. Mrs. Thomas Parker and daughter Myrtle, spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. James Britt and daughter, Nile.

COLFAX TP. NEWTON CO. Mrs. Alex Elijah is on the sick list. Eli Miller called on Sam Butts Tuesday morning. Have you had any sleighrides yet? Now is your time, boys. A spelling contest was held at the Wildrick school, No. 2, the 13tn. Taylor Williams and Sam Butts were callers of Will Thomas’ Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Thomas spent Tuesday evening with Sam Butts and wife. Ethel, Ora and Nora Thomas were visitors of the Butts family Wednesday eve. Ben Deere of Morocco, and Dave MeWherter called on Will Thomas Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Schuyler Williams and sis-ter-in-law and Dorathy Butts spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Carl Wooton. John Thompson and wife of near Roselawn and Bert Sullivan and family took dinner with Dave MeWherter Sunday. According to rumor, thieves have been in this township lately. It is about time that they should have their wings clipped. Ransom Elijah returned home Wednesday of last week from visiting his son, Charles, at Morocco, and his daughter at Brook. Charles Elijah of Morocco, was back in the sand regions Wednesday of last week. He spent the night with his brother, James, and took dinner with his father Thursday.

LEE. Asa Holeman did his butchering Tuesday. Mrs. John Ringin has been real sick, but is better at this writing. Miss Kate Wood, of Monon, spent Wednesday here with Mrs. Mabie Rishling. The Ladies’ Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Alvin Clark. The Ladies’ Aid did sewing Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Ida Lewis’ for Mrs. George Webb. Flossie Holeman of Monticello came to J. H. Culp’s Friday evening and visited until Sunday.

Cow Sale! Will offer for sale at RENSSELAER * SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914 1 p. m. at Leek’s Hitch Barn i3O Head of Milch Cows ! of which 25 are heavy springers, 5 giving milk; also 1 i coming 2-year-old Hereford bull, 7-8 blood, good one ' Sale will take place in barn should it be a bad day. No postponement on account of weather. i TERMS:—WiII be sold on 8 months time without interest; with usual conditions. JOE HALLAGAN

John Noland, who has been in Alaska for several years, came home this week to see his mother, who is very poorly. Mrs. C. A. Holeman and Glenn Culp went to Monticello this week.' Miss Cassie Holeman accompanied them on her way to visit in Indianapolis. Uncle J!’;)’. :y r> 'orton, who is staying at W. L>. Steirs’, has been guite sick during the past week. His son, Parker, came and spent Monday night with ’him. Fred Stiers has bought the tools in the blacksmith shop, which he already owned, here. Cal Wayne from Monon is here at work. He will move his family soon. The Dadies’ Aid served dinner Monday at the Elmer Hammerbacker sale, and will serve dinner next Wednesday at Mr. Breese and J. R. Clark’s sale, a little south of here. Walter Gilmore and family came here Wednesday from their western home, where they Went a year agoat Hector, Minn.- —He has traded his farm there for a farm in lowa, but they are going to live here. Gifford Mars and wife returned here last week from their visit in Kansas and Missouri, where they went to visit -relatives just after they were married last Thanksgiving. They are going to live on his farm near Gifford.

SOUTH AMERICA. Mrs. Fred Saltwell is sick at this writing. John Havens was a McCoysburg goer Monday. J. F. Grouns went to Pleasant Ridge Monday. M’illiam Havens hauled wood to Wolcott Wednesday. A. L. Robinson is baleing alfalfa for C. F. Mansfield. Mr. and Mrs .John Ward were Rensselaer goers Monday. Elmer Clark called on his brother Branson, Friday evening. Mrs. John Sanders spent Wednesday with Mrs. John Ward. Wm. Chapman and Will Vannatta are hauling away corn this week. Donald Olge, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Olge, is sick this week. ■William Walls and son, Charlie, were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. APable Clark and Charlie Harwell called on Branson Clark Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walls called on her mother, Mrs. John Tow, Saturday. Anna Caster and Cora Dignan called on Blossom Grouns Wednesday. Mrs. George Beaver called on her sister, Mrs. John Johnson, Wednesday. Mrs. Rachel Sommers called on Mrs. J. F. Grouns Wednesday afternoon. ■ Mr. and Mrs. John Tow spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. George Caster. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Grouns was very sick last week, but is better at this writing.

W. A. McCurtain’s Sale Dates. W. A. McCurtain, auctioneer, has booked the following public sales: Feb. 16, Martin Harrington. Feb. 17, George W. Casey. Feb. 27, James Prohoska. Successful Everywhere People everywhere are talking of the quick and fine results Foley Kidney Pills give in backache, rheumatism, kidney and bladder troubles. You can not take them into your system without good results. That is because Foley Kidney Pills give to the kidneys and bladder just what nature calls for to heal these weakened and inactive organs.—A. F. LONG. Subscribe for The Democrat.

IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien Returns to Ring.

Photo by American Press Association.

Philadelphia Jack O’Brien has reentered the ring and is hot on the trail of the new crop of white hopes that have sprung up. He has an idea that he can whip Gunboat Smith, who recently whipped Arthur Pelky in San Francisco. PhiladelphiaSJack says he can hit as hard as in his best days and that he is rapidly regaining his speed. Well, Jack, cotbe along and prove the truth of your bold words—if vou can. How about starting off with Johnny Kilbarie or Abe Attell?

Blames Tinker For Jumping. “We have treated Joe Tinker in a regular business way and in a gentlemanly way,’’ says Vice President McKeever of the Brooklyn baseball club, “and he has treated us unfairly. We assume that he is a member of the Baseball Players’ fraternity, and as such he should have waited before signing with outlaw baseball at least until the national commission had taken action on the demands of the fraternity.’’ In regard to taking the Tinker case to the courts. Bernard York. Counsel for the Brooklyn club, said he bad not given the subject sufficient study to be able to say just yet whether resort would be taken to the federal courts or the New York or Illinois state courts. Speaking offhand, he said inasmuch as the Brooklyn club is a New Jersey corporation and the Tinker deal with the Federal club was presumably made in Chicago the injunction would be sought in the United States court. York conceded that in this event the fight of organized baseball against the Federal league might reach the United States supreme court.

As to the Federal League. Public sympathy appears to be with the Federal leaguers, and there is no doubt that they will get a certain amount of support purely through sentiment. A baseball fan is a fickle institution and hates peace. But he also likes his good baseball. He will be for the Federate strong at the start, but unless they show as good baseball as the players in the older leagues he will not stick. Next to trouble the baseball fan loves his money’s worth, and unless the Federal league gives it to him he will run right out and leave it flat. The promoters of the new league know that and for that reason are very cautious about trying to put a team where there is too much competition. The one thing needed by the Federal league is money and plenty of It. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, the backers who have been mentioned have not enough to carry it'through and must depend upon the sale of stock to raise the necessary funds. Mr. Weeghman of Chicago and Mr. Steifel of St. Louis are wealthy, but the report that they are multimillionaires is 1 erroneous.

, Olympic Fund Fiasco. The British Olympic fund, whose sponsors aspired to secure $500,000 through a national subscription, has turned out to be a monumental fiasco In October last the special Olympic games committee decided unanimously that if the futid did not reach $125,000 by thd end of 1913 the committee would not be justified- In proceeding further in the matter. On the expiration of the time limit the subscriptions aggregated only a paltry $55,000. Of the total sum subscribed only $32,500 is in cash, the balance having been merely provisionally promised, and out of the cash collected the committee already has expended $17,500, which leaves a balance of $15,000 to try to discover and train a team to avenge Great Britain at the Berlin Olympic games in 1916 for the defeat inflicted on her by the American athletes at Stockholm.

FOR THE CHILDREN

An Outdoor Game. When you play outdoors with your friends a good game is “oranges and lemons.” To play this two of the tallest children go aside, and one deter mines to be “oranges'’ and the other “lemons,’’ but their respective names must not be known to the others. Then they join hands, and, raising their arms as high as possible, they ting: "Oranges and lemons" say the bells of St. Clements, Here comes a candle to light you to bed, And here comes a hatchet to chop off yuiir head. While they sing the others pass under, holding each other around the waist At the word “head,” which fhey manage to sing just as the last child of the train passes, they drop their arms and catch her around the neck. She is then taken to one side and asked whether she tvants to be an “orange” or “lemon.” If she an “orange” she is told to go behind the one who calls herself by that name and to take hold of her by the waist, or if she chooses to be a “lemon” she holds the other girl, always speaking so that the others can't hear. Then the pair reunite their hands, and the game goes on from the singing of the verse and the marching until all have been caught and all have taken their places—behind the leaders. Then, as in “London bridge,” a pulling contest ensues, the stronger side pulling all the others over and thus winning the game.

“Doubt It”—A Card Game. Any number of persons can play this game of cards, which should be played with two packs. The cards are dealt around in turn one at a time till all are given out The player at the left of the dealer selects a card from his hand and places it in the center of the table, face down, naming the number of spots or rank of the card. It is not necessary to mention the suit or color. The next player puts down in the same way, saying it is the next in order, but whether he has it or not he may put any card he chooses, still declaring it to be the next card needed. If any member of the party thinks it is not the next card he can shout. “Doubt it!” and the card is examined. If it proves not to be as declared the one who played it must take all the cards on the table. If the card proves to be as declared the doubter must take all the cards. The object is to get rid of one’s cards, and the one who is first out of them wins. If a player tries to cheat by putting down two cards at once and is discovered he is obliged to take all the cards played. The playing should be done quickly.

Parts of the Body. A man came running down the street; He ran and never tarried. Yioti'd think that he could hardly walk With all the things he carried. 1. Some instruments of music, first; 2. Some parts of noble ships; 3. A wooden box; (4 and 6) two kinds of fish; G. And several ends of whips; 7. He tightly held a noble stag; 8. He weapons also bore; 9. Two tops of trunks were on his head; 10. And yet two caps he wore; 11. He carried children going to school; 12. Two quadrupeds, not small; 13. And weathercocks some blue, some red; These were by no means all. 14. The steps of a hotel; (15) some flowers; IG. Two buildings: (17) lofty trees; 18. A noble monument, erect. All these he bore with ease, And yet, to all appearances, He empty handed ran And looked as if he carried naught, That overburdened man. Answers.—l, drums (eardrums); 2, ribs; 3, chest; 4, muscles; 5, soles; 6, lashes; 7, heart (hart); 8, arms; 9, lids; 10. kneecaps; 11, pupils: 12. calves; 13, veins; 14, instep; 15, two lips (tulips); 16, temples; 17, palms; 18, column (spinal).

Curtailings. Curtail a precious stone found in oysters and leave a fruit Curtail to heal and leave a common street dog. Curtail a cultivated tract of land and leave not near. Curtail a tramp and leave the name of a nail. Curtail a kind of stable and leave an obstruction. The curtailed letters in order will spell the name of a sour, yellow fruit Answer.—Pear-1, cur-e, far-m, hob-o, bar-n, lemon. The Granite State. New Hampshire is often called the Granite State in allusion to the huge granite deposits in the northern section.

Moon Dragons. Wonder no more why the moon’s shape Is changing. Know now and tell all the children of nature, That they, too, may know and believe that \ it changes, Because of great dragons that dwell in earth’s corners. The moon to {he dragons is sweetest of morsels. It giveth them strength and life everlasting. Gilding their scales with the tints of the moonbeams, Making them shine like the glistening waters. But when the dragons with sleep are aweary Back to earth’s caverns they creep for their slumbeh. And while they sleep the moon is replenished. Gathering sweetness from stars ail about It.

480AcreFarm at Auction I will sell at least 480 acres off the E. E. BURKHART FARM situated 4 miles northwest of Wheatfield, Ind., in front of the Wheatfield Bank, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21,14 This land will be sold in parcels of 80 acres, or as 160 acre tracts, and also as a whole, to suit bidder. There will be a positive sale of the above mentioned 480 acres, and I will, perhaps, sell the entire farm of 800 acres. Terms off Sale. 20 per cent to be paid on date of sale and 30 per cent payable on or before March Ist, 1914. Balance of purchase price I will carry back on land at 6 per cent interest, 3or 5 year loans. The above balance is subject to a discount of 5 per cent if paid on or before April Ist, 1914, when deeds will be given, with an abstract showing merchantable title. The above land is a nicely laying tract of prairie land of deep, black, sandy loam, with subsoil of yellow clay and yellow sand. This land produced 75 bushels of corn per acre last year. GEO. E. EDMONDSON S. P. POWELSON, Auct.

Real Estate Transfers.

John Wilson et ux to Allie M Sigler, Aug. 29, 1913, e % nw, 27-32-7, Keener, $4,000. Leslie Alter et ux to John E Alfter, Feb. 5, nw sw, 13-31-7, 40 acres, Keener, $2,000. James M Bell et ux to Martiha Benjamin, Feb. 4, pt out it 57, Rensselaer, pt ne nw, 30-29-6, Marion, $3,500. Rensselaer Commercial Club to John Healy, Feb. 3, It 3, bl 17, Rensselaer, Commercial Club plat, S2OO. Robert J. Yeoman et ux to Joseph M Yeoman, May 31, und % ne sw, 29-29-7, 20 acres, Newton, $1,500. Pearl Taylor et baron to Emil Besser, Dec. 30, It 7, bl 11, Remington, S9OO. Emil Besser to Joseph Sigman, Feb. 7, Its 1,2, I], 12, Remington, Chamber’s & Morgan’s add, $2,200. Joseph Sigman et ux to Emil Besser, Feb. 7, n i/ 2 ne, 29-28-6, 80 acres, Jordan, $4,800. Frances S Ham to Ida E Ham, Feb. 9, Rensselaer, pt sw sw, 19-29-6, sl. Lannes E Rogers et ux to Sherman P Stultz, Feb. 5, n % ne, 5-31-7, e % sw, 32-32-7, Keener, sl. Trevor Eger to John Eger, Feb. 10, n y 2 se > 9-30-6, 380 acres, Barkley, sl. Lee W Rardin et ux to George H Hammerton, Feb. 10, pt out It 17, 18, Parr, SI,OOO. George H Hamimerton et ux to Leo W Rardin, Feb. 10, pt out It 17, 18, Parr, SI,OOO. Joseph Turner et al to Chester Besse, Feb. 5, It 15, Remington, Shaeffer's add, $lB5. John Albert Overton et ux to James P Overton, Dec. 29, un 1-3 ne sw, 22-29-5, Hanging Grove, sl. Henry Parker Overton et ux to James P Overton, Dec. 29, un 1-3 ne nw sw, 22-29-5, Hanging Grove, sl. ; William Elvin Overtonet ux to James P Overton, Dec. 29, un 1-3 ne nw sw, 22-29-5, Hanging Grove, sl. James P Overton to Henry ParOyerton, n n y 2 nw, 30-29-5, 70.65 acres, Hanging" Grove, sl.

The Democrat will furnish the invitation cards and envelopes for your party and print them for less than you can afford to spend the time in writing them out. Let us know how many you want and we will quote you a price that will astonish you. But we will sell you the blank cards and envelopes, if you prefer to write the invitations at a very low price. Phone 315 for prices.

SURPRISES MANY IN RENSSELAER The QUICK action of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka, the remedy which became famous by curing appendicitis, is surprising Rensselaer people. Many have found that this simple remedy drains so much foul matter from the system that a SINGLE DOSE relieves constipation, sour stomach and gas on the stomach almost IMMEDIATELY. Adler-I-ka is the most thorough bowel cleanser ever sold.—A. F. Long. Lecture Course. Auspices of churches of Rensselaer. Season tickets SI.OO each. LECTURE DATES: Amsbary, lecture.—March 9. Plumstead, an impersonator.— ■< March 23. ’ ' - * . -: • •• • - Buying to Save Money. Buying Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound saves money because Just a few doses stops the cough and cold and ,one bottle lasts a long time. It quickly heals raw and inflamed surfaces, stops tickling throat, harsh, rasping coughs, croup, hoarseness, bronchial and la grippe coughs. —A. F. LONG.

<1 We are paying for Butter fat this week 26k WILLIAM H. DEXTER Rensselaer, Indiana W. A. McCurtain Auctioneer Gifford, - - Indiana A Good Judge of Values My Motto is: “Be Honest and Deal Fair With Everybody; Have No Favorites, but Sell to the Highest Bidder.” Terms One Per Cent Phone 522-J for Dates